Headlight modification?
 

My car is a DD so I'm not looking to ship. Wondering if anyone does it locally? I'm just looking for a simple blackout the housing !!


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Im with ya, so we're both looking for this mod locally.

I am kinda looking at this too. Group buy for someone local?

Interested in seeing what this would look like on my car as well. You guys doing tailights too or just headlights?

I myself am just wanting headlights done. I just want the light housings painted Blue. kinda like how every one does demon eyes but in blue. I know there is one guy running around on here with it already.

just headlights... hell, I'd host everyone, and we could do it at my house, but we gotta find someone that can do it flawlessly.

1ST ANNUAL MID ATLANTIC "DO THINGS TO OUR CARS AND EAT/DRINK" THING

Where: 6319 57th Ave, Riverdale MD

When: September 9/15 (weather permitting) at 9:00am sharp. Remember that each car will take 6-8 hrs to dry. Please try to be on-time!

Who: Guys on the list below. If you are not on the list, you are welcome to attend but we will only be able to work on your vehicle time permitting. If you do decide to just show up, please bring booze or food to contribute!

Vehicles to be modded:
1. EW2300
2. t3h r0nz (coming from PA)
3. BlackZ85 (coming from VA)
4. dmhenderson


Wait List:
1. tonybui
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5.


Participants (not having cars worked on)
1) Khoi@AAMComp



1) Krylon Satin semi-gloss black spraypaint (5 cans): b1adesofcha0s
2) Wings, Liquor of some sort (probably vodka) dmhenderson
3) Plastic bumper rivets: eastwest2300
4) Soda/Water, Friend who is a Nissan Mechanic : MyKindaGuise
5) Rubber Butyl (Sealant) plus caulking gun:
6) Beer1: Khoi@AAMComp
7) Beer2:
8) Pizza:
9) Tailgate chairs: Khoi@AAMComp (2)
10) Blue Painters Tape (narrow width preferably):
11) Oven mitts or mechanical gloves (will get messy and/or destroyed):
12) Flathead screw driver (2+) will get adhesive on but can be removed):
13) 3/8" Ratchet with socket set and extension (the more the better!):
14) heatgun: dmhenderson

I may do this one day as well. I have a fly stuck in my headlight and opening it up is the only way I'll ever get it out. If I do have it opened up, I might as well do something with it.

The thing I (and probably most thinking of doing this) is that the headlights for our cars cost ~$1k each to replace. That's a lot for some experimental modding.

I completely understand haha we actually opened up my buddys g37 lights when he told me they're about 1200/each to replace. I almost didn't want to do it. But with patience, really nothing can go wrong. As long as your lights aren't touching any parts of the oven (other than it sitting on a pan) you won't melt your light. Prying it apart can be scary as well, but we just picked a bottom corner which isn't visble if we accidentally dented it or something (which we didn't) and lens comes apart pretty easily once you have some leverage.

if anyone wants to tackle this and needs a hand, I'm always open to working on cars over a few drinks or whatever. It's always good times. Then after that me and whoever can start charging everyone else muahahah

Yeah I might try it one day, but not until I have money saved up to replace them just in case :icon17:

I really just want to get the damn fly out of my headlight. I thought about painting the housing, but not sure if I want to do that. Might just be another hassle when I go to sell/trade the car down the line.

We could just have a big headlight modding party :icon17:

100% down

yeah blacked out headlights make a HUGE difference on all cars. I've seen a few of the DIY threads on this forum and yeah I think it looks awesome.. not too sure about the color matching projector shroud.. but to each their own! haha

Damn you! Looked up some pics of PG Z's with blacked out headlights and now I want to do it too :icon17:

leave the fly in there, paint over it! memorabilia LOL

Nah I gotta take it out for weight reduction purposes :roflpuke2:

I also need to paint my wheels at some point. I have had half the supplies sitting in my room for like 2 months now. Went to Autozone to get the paint, but they didn't have the one I needed so I kinda just forgot about it :icon17:

I would leave Pennsylvania for this sort of activity... :happydance:

HPP(Headlight Painting Party) :roflpuke2:
1.b1adesofcha0s
2.MKG
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^^ take action!

The only question is, where are we going to do it?

I will eventually, just have been really busy lately. If I had a house with my own garage, it would have been done by now. I live in an apartment, so I have to find someone else's garage to borrow.

I hear ya. Someone might want to get dimensions of your headlight, we BARELY fit g37 lights in the oven (assuming most house/residential ovens are the same size)

preferably do it at a house with dual ovens otherwise we will be there all day especially doing multiple sets haha

Im not sure where we will be able to do it. I am in an apartment too, which Im glad Im not the only one :tiphat:

I would prefer something within 30-50 miles of PA since I am smack dab in the middle and MA is a good 1-1.5 hour drive in itself.

Count me in!

Well it depends on who is doing this and is willing to let us do it at their house. eastwest is out for consideration since he lives in the ghetto :icon17:

Trollolololol :stirthepot:

I've seen pics of his Z parked at his house, I wouldn't want to do this there. :roflpuke2:

Count me in guys lol


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Let me see if any of my bro's with work space are feeling like having about 5-7 Z's at their house.

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hahahahaha..... you fvcker!

May have a winner...seriously.

ALso the ghetto comment was hilarious

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What's the cost associated with doing this btw? I'm down though - if someone's hosting I can bring booze for sure.

I think just around $20 for paint since we are doing it ourselves.

paint & silicone (to seal it back together). I would also say a fine grit sand paper so the paint will stick. I've dealt with paint in the past. Yall dont have to do any prep, but I know I will.

Please dont encourage the trolls...:tup:

Yeah Mr aamcomp said a few beers for his time. So that +paint which wont be much for 2 lights. Also I can't legally purchase such substances yet but I will throw in :D would also be a good time for car pictures as well.

So lets do this damn thing... when? lets do it some time next month.

Yep, whenever and I'm down. I'll buy beer/liquor if someone will assist me with mine (keep me from f'ing it up somehow)

Edit: Needs to be on a weekend.

Yeah I've read the DIY for it and it says that no prep is necessary with Krylon Fusion paint. I'm probably gonna just do mines without the prep, but you're free to do whatever you like :tiphat:

Also, thinking about the logistics of this whole thing, it might get a little hectic. There will be around 5 of us doing it. To get the headlights off, we need to take the front bumper off. We will need a jack and some tools to do this (it's very easy) and some place to safely put the 5 front bumpers. We might have to move our cars around with no front bumper or head lights :icon17: